The First Amendment was often at the center of the 2016 presidential campaign. During the first 100 days of the new presidency, a Michigan State University journalism class will look at how First Amendment freedoms intersect with public affairs. The class will concentrate on issues related to freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition. We believe that the First Amendment is as important today as it was when the Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791, 225 years before the 2016 election.